-Based in St. Pete FL (winter/spring) and Muskegon MI (summer/fall) - other locations by arrangement. (Have also provided lessons and specialized trips in the Bahamas, OBX, Costa Rica, Cape Cod/Nantucket, Ireland, and a few other spots)

Where do you teach? Illinois-Wisconsin-Michigan (Mostly northern IL area) SNOW - WATER - LAND Snow- Crystal lake, Lake Zurich, Elgin, etc. IL-Big Muskego WI-Other spots can be scheduled when conditions permit or for specific interests Water-Big Muskego WI for training -Waukegan IL if conditions/skills permit Instructors that work under you: Training is done one on one Equipment you teach with: Best kiteboarding gear- Bow kites Certification type? None 3 years background in snowboard instruction and Swim instruction/ been kiteboarding for 8 years. Grown up around water and teaching my entire life Incorporated? No Insured? Yes Season? Snow / Water/ land training Equipment you sell: We can order you all the top brands and also sell used equipment to match any budget. Boards, snowboards, kites, harnesses, wetsuits, Cabrinha, Best, Liquid Force, etc. Contact info: Laz91@comcast.net

100% positive safety record (Never had a single client hurt and plan to keep it that way) Kiteboarding is a safe sport with proper instruction !!!

Reduced rates for group lessons

If you would like referrals please shoot me an email we would be more than happy to show you what our customers say about our quality of work and their satisfaction in our lessons.

FOR BOOKING/QUESTIONS PLEASE VISIT CHICAGOKITESURFLESSONS.COM OR EMAIL US AT LAZ91@COMCAST.NET

Where do you teach? Throughout Michigan, snowkiting on many inland lakes in SE MI and Lake St. Clair when conditions permit. Kiteboarding all over including but not limited to Lake Michigan, Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie, and especially Lake Huron/Tawas Bay where our waterfront shop is located. Tawas offers some of the best riding you'll find in Michigan and North America in my opinion. The inside of Tawas bay is shallow and flat like OBX.

Instructors that work under you: We bring in PASA certified instructors when we need the help.

Support for trainees: (jet ski or boat or ?) Boat support on Lake St. Clair, don't need it for Tawas.

1) Where do you teach?
Madison, WI and surrounding areas. Yearly riding and training trips to Hatteras and possibly other areas in the future. The Madison Lakes offer you shallow/calmer water training in most wind directions. This can be huge for faster learning.

2) Instructors that work under you:
Jens Hanson, Karl Bzdusek and Craig Jefferds. All great guys who are very experienced and customer focused.

3) Support for trainees:
4 stroke Jet ski used for training and to practice board skills if no wind.

4) Equipment you teach with:
We use all the same current year gear so new rides are using the latest in safety systems for kites and current technology for boards. Cabrinha, Slingshot, Epic kites and Underground, Slingshot and Cabrinha boards. Mystic harnesses. We also offer NPX wet suits for some to use while training.

5) Certification type?
I'm a level 3 certified ski instructor with PSIA and accredited through PMTS for ski teaching and head trainer for the Tyrol Basin Ski School. Through quite an exhaustive search for kiteboard certification I decided against IKO and PASA early on due to what seemed to be very unorganized organizations. I personally wish kiteboarding had better certification companies, but they just are not there yet in my opinion. Well run certification is well worth it, but they are not providing their customers with best practices and best opportunities for instructors.

6) Incorporated?
Yes.

7) Insured?
Yes

Season? Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
All year.

9) Equipment you sell:
Cabrinha, Slingshot, Epic kites. Underground, Slingshot and Cabrinha boards. Mystic, Dakine and Cabrinha harnesses. NPX and Ocean Rodeo wet and dry suits. Also carry and can order Pro-tec helmets, Ozone and Flysurfer products and a few other brands.

11) Other:
There's a ton of great people in the Midwest area and even worldwide for you all to tap into when getting into this sport. Use us. That is what we are here for. At the same time, take your time and try to do things the right way. Take advice from riders who have been around for a while and we/they will steer you in the right direction. Hopefully...

Please support your local dealers if they are qualified and offer customer focused training, etc. If at all possible, do not buy your first water or snow kite on EBAY or Craigslist unless someone can vouch for it being a great product to buy. It's really tempting to buy a $200 or $300 kite, but oftentimes they are outdated, hard to ride for beginners and may be less safe due to outdated safety systems.

12) What others may not tell you.
a) Scheduling training sessions may be your biggest hurdle when learning due to Midwest winds and conditions being unpredictable. Patience is HUGE in this sport.
b) You will become addicted most likely. Be prepared for it to take over your life. LOL. It's a great addiction though and one to embrace when things are going well and yet to respect when things don't go well.
c) Every riding location has things that suck about it and things that are great. Get to know the big lake well if you live there and your local lakes. Understand where to launch safely from local riders.
d) Ride with others and don't venture to lakes if no-one ever rides there unless you have the experience to judge the launches and landings. There's probably a good reason for it if no-one rides at a certain lake, etc.. Bad launches, too small, etc. etc.
e) Karma is huge. Be nice, help others and it will pay you back tenfold.
f) Beer for your trainers always helps. LOL.
g) Have fun and enjoy the rides.

Where do you teach? Caribbean & MidwestInstructors that work under you: Erika LeeSupport for trainees: (jet ski or boat or ?) Dependent on kite locationequipment you teach with: LEI kitesBeen teaching since 2004 & IKO Certified since 2012 Incorporated? - Yes Insured? - YesSeason? Snow & Water equipment you sell: Depends on what I have in stock.